Asia/Pacific
India launches strikes on militants in Kashmir, Pakistan vows response
India said on Thursday it had conducted “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, making its first direct military response…
India signs deal to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets
India signed a formal agreement Friday to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault for a reported 7.9 billion euros ($8.8 billion), one of its biggest defence deals in…
India confirms deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets
India's cabinet committee on security on Wednesday approved the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France's Dassault, a senior Indian defence ministry official said.
Over a dozen Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir attack
Militants attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor borde with Pakistan on Sunday, killing 17 soldiers in one of the most deadly attacks in the northern…
More than 100 dead, hundreds missing in North Korea floods
The death toll from severe flooding in a North Korean border region has risen to 133 with another 395 missing and tens of thousands left homeless, the UN said.
North Korea 'ready to carry out new nuclear test'
North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time, South Korea's defence ministry said Monday, just days after Pyongyang sparked worldwide condemnation with its…
US envoy warns North Korea of unilateral sanctions over nuclear test
The United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea, a U.S. special envoy for the isolated state said on Sunday, two days after it carried out its fifth and…
Bangladesh factory fire leaves several dead
A fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh killed at least 23 people and injured dozens on Saturday, in the country's worst industrial accident since the Rana…
Facebook backs down from ‘Napalm Girl’ censorship
Facebook backtracked Friday on a decision to censor an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl escaping a napalm bombing, after its block on the historic image sparked outrage.
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China marks 40th anniversary of Mao’s death
Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China in 1949, who led the country virtually uncontested until his death on…
North Korea's 'biggest' nuclear test sparks global outrage
World powers expressed outrage Friday after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile, prompting urgent UN talks and…
Hollande says France and Vietnam have ‘overcome’ difficult past
President François Hollande on Tuesday declared that France and Vietnam had overcome their conflict-torn past during a historic visit to the Southeast Asian country, which was…
Kabul rocked by string of deadly attacks
Explosions and gunfire rang out Tuesday during an hours-long attack on a Kabul charity, the latest assault in a wave of violence in the Afghan capital that killed at least 25…
Philippine president regrets calling Obama ‘son of a whore’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday for a tirade against Barack Obama in which he called the US leader a "son of a whore".
